details about their horrific run in with a massive bear during a wilderness hike in anchorage, alaska. take a listen to what happened when the grizzly attacked. we came upon the bear as we as we walked around, like a rock out cropping, and the bear began to attack. i believe we startled the bear, and so when grizzly bears are startled they they attack. and we also believe that the bear was a mother, and it had there was a cub present as well so the bear was acting in defense of its cub. martha: wow, what a story we are joined now by bruce palmer the spokesperson for the national leadership school. he runs the wilderness adventure program. good to talk to you today, bruce, welcome. this must have shaken you all up when you got word of this. absolutely. it s the worst possible thing that you could imagine.
face. today a group of teenagers are coming forward with the chilling details about their horrific run in with a massive bear during a wilderness hike in anchorage, alaska. take a listen to what happened when the grizzly attacked. we came upon the bear as we as we walked around, like a rock out cropping, and the bear began to attack. i believe we startled the bear, and so when grizzly bears are startled they they attack. and we also believe that the bear was a mother, and it had there was a cub present as well so the bear was acting in defense of its cub. martha: wow, what a story we are joined now by bruce palmer the spokesperson for the national leadership school. he runs the wilderness adventure program. good to talk to you today, bruce, welcome. this must have shaken you all up when you got word of this.